Some lawmakers say their constituents were angered by claims of election fraud.
(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) Heather Jones drops her ballot at the drop-off location in Lehi, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Utah lawmakers watered down a resolution praising Utah s 2020 election results, removing references to vote-by-mail.
| Feb. 16, 2021, 11:52 p.m.
Lingering upset over the 2020 election leaked onto the Utah House floor Tuesday afternoon as Republicans watered down a resolution seeking to recognize the success of the 2020 election, removing a section praising the use of mail-in ballots in Utah.
The original version of HCR11 from Rep. Joel Briscoe, D-Salt Lake City, touted the highest voter turnout in recent Utah election history and gave much of the credit to the use of mail-in balloting, which has been the norm in Utah for several elections.
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Utah lawmakers move to outlaw protests at residential properties after anti-maskers targeted private homes
The bill would make âtargeted residential picketingâ a class B misdemeanor and prohibit protests of private residences.
(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Protesters walk off after gathering in front of the home of Utahâs state epidemiologist, Dr. Angela Dunn in Salt Lake City, Oct. 29, 2020. A new bill moving through the state Legislature would make targeted residential picketing a class B misdemeanor.
  | Feb. 10, 2021, 12:03 a.m.
After anti-maskers staged protests at several Utah public officialsâ homes this summer, several municipalities along the Wasatch Front passed new rules barring protests that target a private residence.